The Government is seeking to increase Jamaica’s land mass protection to close to 40 per cent by 2030. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation...

The soon-to-be-legislated Deposit Refund will seek to improve recycling activities locally. This will boost the effort to improve the country’s environmental and waste management thrust. To date, the scheme, which...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the Government will be looking at developing initiatives geared towards creating a...

Members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) were among thousands of Jamaicans who turned out to participate in International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activities on Saturday, September 16. The 30-member-strong...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is looking to establish refrigerant recovery and recycling centres in Jamaica. Refrigerants are substances used in mechanisms designed to maintain cold temperatures. These...

Consular Assistant at the Embassy of Belgium in Kingston, Evelien Vanghaecke, collects debris deposited along Foreshore Road in Port Royal on Saturday (September 16) as part of activities by representatives...

Members of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) team, along with volunteers, use a pontoon boat to collect debris which accumulated along sections of the east Kingston coastline, on...

A total of 2.7 million trees have already been planted under a national initiative targeting three million, the Forestry Department has reported. Speaking on Nationwide 90 FM’s ‘Ask the Minister’...